fundraising
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Mar12
Clips round up for 3/12/2013
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke on a telephone town hall last night with about 1,350 grassroots activists, signaling his strong support for campaign finance reform, saying "Campaign finance is a way to tell the people of this state and this country: It's your government. You own it. Literally." The Governor called campaign finance reform “one of the most important issues to complete” in the rest of New York’s legislative session this year.
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Oct10
Clips round up for 10/10/2012
If you're in DC on Thursday, Common Cause is hosting the premiere of, "The United States of ALEC" at the National Press Club.
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Sep12
Clips round up for 9/12/2012
Sorry, voters, can't talk--we've got fundraising to do. NYT: "Instead, betting that they can raise and spend far more on their own, Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney are committing to ambitious fund-raising schedules that are eating into valuable campaign time, tangling their travel schedules and complicating their efforts to woo voters."
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Aug21
Clips round up for 8/21/2012
First off, that "FBI is investigating congressman for skinny dipping in the Sea of Galilee" story? Yeah, it wasn't about skinny-dipping--it's about the ongoing investigation into Congressman Michael Grimm.
And yesterday was FEC day for presidential campaigns and many PACs. Here's a rundown of the top stories:
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Jun07
Clips Round-up for 6/7/12
In response to the Wisconsin results, Public Campaign Action Fund's David Donnelly told the Washington Post yesterday that, "This is just another example of big money winning. The strategic question is whether we just have people complain about it, or are we going to fix some of these problems in our campaign-finance laws?
Jun05Campaign 2012: All Big Money, All the Time
While much of today's focus will center on the recall election in Wisconsin, the 2012 presidential race is sounding a familiar theme: money, money, money. Soon to be Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, is heading to Texas to raise campaign cash from his chief constiuency, millionaires and billionaires.
May22Obama Tops $1 Billion
President Obama has now raised more than $1 billion during his political career.
The Daily Caller reports: "His total take reached $1,017,892,305 in April, some nine years after he began his 2004 race for the Senate. Obama is widely expected to raise at least $300 million more before November."
The money chase is only going to get worse from here as money has become the key political currency.
Apr30Clips Round-up for 4/30/12
Read this Reuters story on childhood obesity and the big money that food and beverage industries spend on politics: "At every level of government, the food and beverage industries won fight after fight during the last decade. They have never lost a significant political battle in the United States despite mounting scientific evidence of the role of unhealthy food and children's marketing in obesity.
Apr23Big Oil's First Quarter Donations
Through the beginning of 2012, as Washington debated high gas prices, the Keystone pipeline, and ending wasteful subsidies to highly profitable oil companies, Big Oil handed out big bucks to their preferred politicians.
With first quarter earnings reports set to be released this week, it’s important to look at the politicians oil companies are funding and what they might be getting in return.
Apr13Clips Round-up for 4/13/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Reuters: US ban on political ads on public TV struck down